| Center of Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires) | |
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| State | Argentina |
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Center of Buenos Aires is the area that gathers the main attractions of the city of Buenos Aires.
To know
How to orient yourself
Downtown Buenos Aires: full screen map.Neighborhoods
- Retiro - The district at the northern end of the center, extended between the railway station of the same name and the passenger boarding port by localityUruguay. Often referred to as barrio norteRetiro it is residential but also includes the area known as "the City", with a high concentration of offices. It has a bourgeois character but beyond the railway lines and towards the port lies "Vila 31", one of the most precarious slums of the capital.
- San Nicolás - Extending around the Avenida Corrientes, which branches off from the Avenida 9 de Julio at the height of the obelisk, San Nicolás it is primarily an area of theaters.
- Monserrat - The neighborhood in the very center of Buenos Aires with a high concentration of attractions.
- Microcentre - Unofficial but frequently used term with which the Porteños indicate the area of the historic center around the Plaza de Mayo. It comprises the eastern part of the two official quarters of San Nicolás is Monserrat.
- Puerto Madero - The district of the old port warehouses, entirely renovated thanks to a wide-ranging urban project launched in 1991.
- Constitución - The neighborhood around the homonymous square plagued by problems of prostitution and drug dealing in the areas around the train station and those of the metro.
- San Telmo - Picturesque district in the south of the center that has kept its popular characteristics.
How to get
How to get around
What see
- 1 Obelisk of Buenos Aires, Plaza de la Republíca. Obelisk 67.5 meters high, erected in 1936 to celebrate the fourth centenary of the foundation of Buenos Aires. The obelisk has only one entrance door, which can be reached via a staircase with 206 steps.
- 2 [link not working]Catedral Metropolitana de Buenos Aires, Calle Rivadavia s / n, ☎ 54 11 4331-2845.
- 3 Pirámide de Mayo, Plaza de Mayo.
- 4 Monumental Tower, Av. Del Libertador 49.
- 5 Casa Rosada Museum, Av. Hipólito Yrigoyen, ☎ 54 11 4344-3804.
Wed-Sun 10: 00-17: 30. - 6 Puente de la Mujer.
- 7 ARA President Sarmiento, Av. Alicia Moreau de Justo, Dock 3, ☎ 54 11 4334-9386, @[email protected].
Free entry. Mon-Sun 10: 00-19: 00. Nineteenth-century frigate bearing the name of the sixth president of Argentina. - 8 Parque Lezama, Avenida Brasil & Avenida Paseo Colón (District of S. Telmo).
Wed-Sun 10: 00-17: 30.
Free entry. 
Palacio del Congreso
- 9 Palacio del Congreso de la Nación Argentina, Hipólito Yrigoyen 1849, ☎ 54 11 2822-3000 ext 2410, 54 11 2822-3000 ext 2411, 54 11 2822-3000 ext 2420, @[email protected]. Mon-Mar 12: 30 ¬17: 00, Thu ¬ Fri 12: 30 ¬17: 00. The building houses the parliamentary and senatorial halls. Its construction was started two years after an international competition won by the Italian architect Vittorio Meano whose greatest success was the incorporation of an imposing dome eighty meters high and clearly of Antonellian derivation which strengthened the monumentality of the building marked by Greco-Roman art.
- It was inaugurated in 1906 by the Argentine president José Figueroa Alcorta but the works for its completion continued for the next 40 years.
- The sculptural groups located on the sides of the access esplanade are copies of the originals, made by the sculptress Lola Mora for the inauguration of the Legislative Palace. The statues on the left (on the side of via Hipolito Yrigoyen) represent freedom and commerce, those on the left symbolize peace, justice and work.
- The portico in the shape of a Corinthian temple is surmounted by a bronze sculpture eight meters high and weighing twenty tons, made by the sculptor Victor de Pol. The sculpture represents the triumphant Republic on a chariot drawn by four horses.
- The four corners of the palace are decorated with sculptures of winged victories, also made by Victor de Pol.
- The interior is characterized by immense halls including the central one, the salón azul, surmounted by the majestic dome of the palace. From the center of the dome hangs a huge bronze chandelier weighing two tons and three meters in diameter. made on the occasion of the 1910 industry exhibition,
Palacio Barolo
- 10 Palacio Barolo, Avenida de Mayo 1370, ☎ 54 11 4381-1885. Mon-Sat 09: 00¬20: 00. Palace built by the Italian architect Mario Palanti commissioned by the textile entrepreneur Luis Barolo.
- It was the first reinforced concrete structure in Buenos Aires. Inaugurated on 7 July 1923, Palacio Barolo remained with its 90 m. the tallest building in the city until 1935, when the 120-meter Kavanagh skyscraper was completed.
- On its terrace was placed a huge lighthouse with 300,000 lamps that made it visible from Montevideo, on the opposite bank of the Rio de la Plata.
- The architect Mario Palanti had built a similar building in the Uruguayan capital, Palazzo Salvo, on top of which a powerful lighthouse was also placed. In the intentions of Palanti the lights of the two lighthouses were destined to meet to illuminate the entrance to the Río de la Plata at night but this did not happen due to a calculation error.
- Since both the commissioner and the designer were passionate about Dante Alighieri, Palacio Barolo is an allegory of the Divine Comedy: Its height is 100 m, how many are the songs of the opera while the floors are divided into three sections corresponding to the three canticles (hell, purgatory and heaven). The dome is inspired by the Rajarani Hindu temple of Bhubaneshvar and symbolizes Dante's mystical love for Beatrice.
Casa Rosada
- 11 [link not working]Casa Rosada, Avenida Hipólito Yrigoyen. Free. Sat 10: 00-18: 00. It is the headquarters of the executive power of Argentina and houses the offices of the President of the Republic. The name derives from the characteristic pink color. The Casa Rosada also houses a museum with a collection of memorabilia of Argentine presidents.
- The Casa Rosada can be visited on Saturdays only through guided tours in English. To participate you will have to fill in a form to this link.
- 12 Manzana de las Luces.
What to do
Shopping
- 1 Galerías Pacífico, Av. Córdoba 550, ☎ 54 11 5555-5110. Mon-Sun 10: 00–21: 00.
- 2 Mercado San Telmo, Bolivar 970, ☎ 54 11 4314-0133. Mon-Sun 10: 30-19: 30.
- 3 Feria de San Telmo, Plaza Dorrego. Sun 10: 00-14: 00.
How to have fun
- 1 Estadio Luna Park, Av. Eduardo Madero 470, ☎ 54 11 5278-5800.
Theaters
Colón Theater
- 2 Colón Theater, Cerrito 628, ☎ 54 11 4378-7100. One of the top five theaters in the world for the representation of operas. It was inaugurated on 25 May 1908 with Aida, for Luigi Mancinelli's Gran Compañía Lírica Italiana, and with Hamlet played by Titta Ruffo.
Cine Teatro Gran Rex
- 3 Gran Rex Theater, Av. Corrientes 857, ☎ 54 11 4322-8000.
- 4 Metropolitan Theater, Av. Corrientes 1343, ☎ 54 11 5236-3000.
- 5 Maipo Theater, Esmeralda 443, ☎ 54 11 5352-8384.
- 6 Opera Theater (Ópera Orbis Seguros), Av. Corrientes 860, ☎ 54 11 4326-1335.
- 7 Broadway Theater, Av Corrientes 1155, ☎ 54 11 4381-8214.
- 8 Lola Membrives Theater, Av. Corrientes 1280, ☎ 54 11 4381-0076.
- 9 El Nacional Theater (El Nacional Sancor Seguros Theater), Av. Corrientes 960, ☎ 54 11 4326-4218.
- 10 Apolo Theater, Avenida Corrientes 1382 (Metro station "Uruguay"), ☎ 54 11 4371-9454.
- 11 Vorterix Theater, Av. Federico Lacroze 3455, ☎ 54 11 4966-8900.
Cultural centers
- 12 Néstor Kirchner Cultural Center, Sarmiento 151, ☎ 54 11 6841-6400. Thu-Sun 13: 00-20: 00.
- 13 Centro Cultural Recoleta, Junín 1930, ☎ 54 11 4803-1040. Tue-Sun 11: 30-22: 00.
- 14 Usina del Arte, Av. Don Pedro de Mendoza 600, ☎ 54 11 4909-2076. Tue-Thu 14: 00-19: 00 Fri-Sun 10: 00-21: 00.
Tango shows
Homero Manzi
- 15 Esquina Homero Manzi, Av. San Juan 3601 (Boedo metro station), ☎ 54 11 4957-8488. Mon-Sun 08: 00–01: 00.
- 16 Madero Tango, Av. Alicia Moreau de Justo 2150, ☎ 54 11 5239-3009. Mon-Sun 20: 30–0: 00. Restaurant among the most renowned tango shows.
- 17 Señor Tango, Vieytes 1655, ☎ 54 11 4303-0231. Mon-Sun 10: 00-22: 00. Restaurant
- 18 Tango Porteño, Cerrito 570 (Tribunales or Lavalle metro station), ☎ 54 11 4124 9400. Theater.
- 19 Piazzolla Tango Theater, Florida 165, ☎ 54 11 434 48200.
- 20 Dinner & Tango Show - Querandí, Peru 302, ☎ 54 11 5199-1770. Mon-Thu 12: 00–16: 30 & 20: 30–00: 00 Sat-Sun 20: 30–00: 00. Restaurant.
Show in el Viejo Almacén
- 21 El Viejo Almacén, Balcarce 799 (Corner Av. Independencia 299), ☎ 54 11 4307 7388.
- 22 Cátulo Tango, Dr. Tomás Manuel de Anchorena 647, ☎ 54 11 4106-4511. Mon-Sun 20: 30–0: 00. Pub / restaurant.
- 23 Gala Tango, 5 de Julio 426, 1064, ☎ 54 11 4334-0777. Mon-Thu 12: 00–0: 00 Sat-Sun 18: 00–0: 00. Restaurant
- 24 Esquina Carlos Gardel, Carlos Gardel 3200, ☎ 54 11 4867-6363. Restaurant
- 25 The Ventana, Balcarce 431, ☎ 54 11 4334-1314. Mon-Sun 09: 00–0: 00.
- 26 Rojo Tango Show, Martha Salotti 445, ☎ 54 11 4952-4111. Mon-Sun 10: 00-23: 00. Restaurante
Night clubs
- 27 Kirie Music Club, Bolivar 813, ☎ 54 11 4300-1549. Wed-Thu 18: 00–02: 00 Fri-Sat 20: 00–04: 00.
Gay clubs
- 28 Flux Bar, Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear 980, ☎ 54 11 5252-0258. Mon-Sun 7:00 pm - 2:00 am. A small gay bar in the center with theme nights (Pop Hereje).
- 29 Tom's, Viamonte 638, ☎ 54 11 4322-4404. Mon-Fri 12: 00–04: 00. Sat-Sun 00: 00-24: 00. Another crusing bar by Baires with dark room, labyrinth and glory holes.
